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Where does “oberration” come from?

oberration (English) comes from Latin oberrate — vocative masculine singular of oberrātus.

oberration (English): A wandering about

Definitions

  1. A wandering about

Ancestry of “oberration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoberratevocative masculine singular of oberrātus
Every word from Latin oberrate →